KIndergarten Apps we use

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This page will be dedicated to a list and descriptions of apps that are being used in the kindergarten classroom at Kettle Lake Elementary in Alto,Michigan.
I also am providing a link to the spreadsheet of apps we have available for our iPads.
K Apps 2013.xlsx

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I Like Book Collection
Grasshopper Apps $1.99
37 story books with real pictures. Story can be read to you with words underlined or you can read it yourself.
Language Arts curriculum - Reading a variety of genres
- LIstening for Meaning
Common Core Connection -
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.1a Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Drawing Pad
Darren Murth Design $1.99
Mobile art studio that can be used for much more than just art projects
Language Arts Curriculum - Practice spelling words
Write a message
Math Curriculum - Practice addition and subtraction problems

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StoryBuddy2
TapFuze $4.98
This is a wonderful app with an easy to use format for children to write,read and share their own stories.
StoryBuddy 2 provides a powerful platform to create, read and share multi-page ePub & PDF stories right on the iPad.
Language Arts Curriculum - WritingWrite a Message
Write a Story

  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is...).
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they re writing about and supply some information about the topic.

phn.jpgPhonics Fun 1-6Innovative Net Learning FreePhonics Fun' series surely help your child learn the sounds of the letters, which are important for reading as well as spelling. Tap the picture and you will hear the words. Tap the letter and you will hear the sound it makes. Simply slide the letter to the picture to see if the sound matches. Each app has a set of sounds and vowels to work on in four levels of practice.
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
    • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3a Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
    • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3b Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
    • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to,you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
    • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3d Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.